Activities for U.S. History Grade 10
Unit on the Great Depression and the New Deal
Lesson 1 (Monday1)
Links for homework for day 2 (Tuesday1)
Watch the posted video on Supply and Demand, and answer the worksheet questions.
Have the worksheet that you received on Monday completed, and bring it to class Tuesday. You will need the completed assignment to participate in an activity Tuesday. There is an incentive for correct answers.
Unit on the Great Depression and the New Deal
Lesson 1 (Monday1)
Links for homework for day 2 (Tuesday1)
Watch the posted video on Supply and Demand, and answer the worksheet questions.
Have the worksheet that you received on Monday completed, and bring it to class Tuesday. You will need the completed assignment to participate in an activity Tuesday. There is an incentive for correct answers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op70yS_7du8
Watch video clip about 1929 stock market crash, and be prepared to discuss it in class Thursday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp1CttLLR0k
Read at least three of the following articles, and come to class prepared to discuss them Tuesday.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101857872
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/current-recession-compare_n_161283.html
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2009/03/09-lessons#ref-id=2c4ff4cd6272332cc180866c45d013bd40ebb8f7
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-depression20mar20,0,3709200.story
http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2009/06/24-depression-burtless
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/g/great_depression_1930s/index.html
http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/recession_depression/
http://www.merinews.com/article/great-depression-1929-vs-current-crisis/150846.shtml
http://www.voxeu.org/article/tale-two-depressions-what-do-new-data-tell-us-february-2010-update
http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/29/depression-recession-gdp-imf-milton-friedman-opinions-columnists-bruce-bartlett.html
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-11-03-economy-depression-recession_N.htm
Herbert Hoover versus Franklin Delano Roosevelt Debates
Here are some links to get you started on your research:
http://us-presidents.findthedata.org/compare/17-25/Herbert-Clark-Hoover-vs-Franklin-D-Roosevelt
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/elections/1932/index.html
http://iws.collin.edu/kwilkison/Online1302home/20th%20Century/DepressionNewDeal.html
Great Depression Art Gallery
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/artgallery.htm